The Nigerian Socio-Economic and Rights Accountability Project announced Sunday that it has filed a petition with the International Criminal Court (ICC) urging it to investigate school attacks resulting in the deaths of teachers and students...
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A Greek court on Monday found former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos guilty of money laundering. The court also rendered guilty verdicts against 16 of Tsochatzopoulos's co-defendants, including his wife, ex-wife and daughter. The charges against...
Voters in Ireland on Saturday rejected a constitutional amendment that would have abolished the country's Senate , dealing a defeat to Prime Minister Enda Kenny . Kenny had personally campaigned for the amendment , saying that...
A team of disarmament experts from the UN and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Sunday began overseeing the destruction by the Syrian government, and will verify that the process is...
California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a collection of legislation centered on immigration on Saturday. AB 4, 35 and 1159 create limitations, restrictions, and obligations for those involved in immigration services and compliance...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday alleged that the Algerian government has violated international and domestic law by impinging upon independent trade unions' rights to freely associate and collectively bargain. Algerian lawmakers adopted Law 90-14 in 1990,...
US military special forces on Saturday captured Abu Anas al Libi, a suspected high-ranking operative of al Qaeda , during a raid conducted in Tripoli, Libya. US authorities allege that al Libi played a significant...
On Friday, Judge Royce Lamberth for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the release of Guantanamo Bay prisoner Ibrahim Idris , who suffers from a severe mental illness. Idris, originally...
US President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a bill that grants special immigration status to Iraqis who have aided US forces. The original bill allowing Iraqis to apply for this status expired...
The Netherlands filed a complaint against Russia on Friday in the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea alleging that the country has unlawfully detained Greenpeace activists it apprehended from a Dutch-registered ship. Specifically,...
